"Lov had his wife to feed and provide for, in addition to himself, and he was careful not to allow any of the Lesters to come too close to the sack of turnips." Chapter 1, pg. 1

"Ellie May continued to peer from behind the chinaberry tree, trying to attract Lov's attention." Chapter 1, pg. 10

"Jeeter picked up the inner-tube again, and tried to make the patch stick to the rubber." Chapter 2, pg. 15

"'I can't get no snuff and rations, excepting once in a while when I haul a load of wood up to Augusta.'" Chapter 2, pg. 21

"Jeeter's reiterated and insistent plea for turnips was having less and less effect upon Lov." Chapter 3, pg. 26

"At the time Lov had married Pearl, he said he liked Ellie May more than he did her, but that he did not want to have a wife with a harelip." Chapter 3, pg. 33

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